Head of the SIU, Adv Andy Mothibi. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday appointed Advocate Andy Mothibi as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP). Mothibi is set to begin his role as head of the NPA effective on 1 February 2026, taking over from Shamila Batohi.
The appointment comes after a panel led by Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi interviewed six candidates from 32 applicants. “The panel advised the president that none of the interviewed candidates were suitable for the role of NDPP,” said the Presidency. This comes after it submitted its report to the president on 12 December 2025.
Ramaphosa defended his decision, describing Mothibi as “one of the really outstanding legal minds in our country, who has distinguished himself both in the prosecutorial area as a prosecutor in the past.” He added that Mothibi “has truly distinguished himself as one of the most outstanding people that I could ever have appointed”. He completed his high school education in Zeerust, North West, during the 1970s amid anti-apartheid student activism. He earned his BProclaw degreefrom North West University in 1987.
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